Folded-blank box.



J. R. VAN WORMER. FOLDED BLANK BOX.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2, 1913. Y

Patented Jan. 5', 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET l.

I (I. R. VAN WORMER.

FOLDED BLANK BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 0M. 2. 191a,.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JOHN R. VAN WlORMER, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

FOLDED-BLANK BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan, 5, 1915.

Application filed October 2, 1913. Serial No. 793,022.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN It. VAN WORMER, citizen of the United States,re-

siding at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and.

immediately precedent to the placing of,

milk or other liquid therin, and also adapted to be readily andeffectually sealed.

With the foregoing in mind the invention in all of its details will befully understood from the following description and' claim when the sameare read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and form: ingpart of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing a'box or bottle constructed inaccordance with my invention, as sealed. Fig. 2 is a fragmentaryperspective showing the mouth of the box as open. Fig. 3 is a transversesection taken vertically through the closure of the box.- Fig. ,4 is aplan showing the blank of which the box is formed. Fig. 5 is a sectiontaken through the closure in the plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Fig.3.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings.

The blank shown in Fig. 4 is in one piece of paper, pasteboard or'othermaterial compatible with my invention, and it is creased along theseveral dotted lines to form the box portions hereinafter referred to.Among these portions are the side walls 1, 2, 3, and 4, the main bottomwalls 5 and 6, and the supplementary bottom. walls 7 and 8, as well asan end flap 9. In the fabrication of the box, the several 'walls orportions 1, 2, 3 and 4=are relatively arranged to form. a rectangle inplan, and the ap 9,- which can be arranged at either end of the blankwithout afiefcting my invention, is prranged against the inner side ofthe particular dds wall that is op osed to it. The supplementary bottomwa s 7 and 8, which are separated by cuts 10 from the bottom walls 5 and6, are bent inwardly at right angles to the walls 2 and 4, and arearranged with their edges opposed. The bottom walls 5' and 6 arelikewise bent inwardly against the under sides of the supplementarywalls 7 and 8; one of the said bottom walls being arranged against theunder side of the other, and all of the said walls being retained inposition to retain the body of the box in rectangular form by waterproofglue or other adhesive applied in the conventional or any other approvedmanner.

In addition to the portions mentioned, the

blank is creased along certain of the dotted lines shown in Fig. 4, toform the top portions 11, 12, 1-3 and 14:v of the box, as well asthemouth portions 15, 16, 17 and 18 and the closure tongue 19. It will alsobe seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 4:, that the top portions 11 and 13are provided with diagonal creases 20, to form the inwardly directedfolds of the box top, and that the said diagonal creases 20 merge intothe vertical creases 21 of the mouth portions 15 and 17 which verticalcreases 21 bring about the inward folds 22, Fig: 5, of the mouth whenthe box is closed. It will also be seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 5that the mouth portions 15 and 17 are provided with indentures 23 toreceive excess para when the same is applied to the mouth incidental tothe closing and sealing of the box.

I would further have it understood at this point that when the box isclosed an upstanding pocket is formed between the mouth portion 16 andthe adjacent sides of the folds 22 on the mouth portions 15 and 17, intowhich pocket the sealing tongue 19 is inserted, as appears in Fig. 3. Inthis manner the box w1ll be hermetically sealed,

and at the same time a strong protuberance isprovided on the top of thebox which protuberance may be and preferably is employed as a handle inplacing the boxes in and removing the same from the cells of Icompartment cases. I would have it understood, however, that whendesired, the pro tuberance mentioned and which is numbered 25, may befolded down flat on the topof the box, this being advantageous when itis desired in packing lJOSIlPBI'lIfiPOSB a nnm-,

ber of the boxes. In the fabrication of the box it is to be understoodthat the blank portions-forming the top and mouth of the ox are to beretained in the relative ari pocket hereinbefore referred to, applyingparaffin or other suitable agent to the 010- sure, either before orafter the said insertion of the tongue 19, and then fluting the layersof the mouth or closure, as indicated by26inFi .1and3.

Having escribed my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is:

A box comprising walls to form a top,

two opposite wallsof the top being provided with diagonal creases to'form inward folds, Walls extending upwardly from the firstnamed walls toform an upstanding mouth, two opposite walls of the mouth-forming wallshaving vertical creases, extending from the diagonal creases and forminginward folds, and also having indentures opposed to each other andadapted to receive excess parafiin or other sealing agent, and a tongueon the upper edge of one of theunfolded mouth-forming walls and adaptedto be inserted in a pocket formed between the folded mouth-forming andindenturc-bearing Walls and the other unfolded mouthforming wall.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of thesubscribing witnesses.

JOHN R. VAN WORMER. Witnesses:

FRANK H. GEEK, C. W. TANEYHILL, G. E. SMITH.

